Smart plant choices keep a garden beautiful all winter long
Winter . It is long . And , for a gardener , often dull and painful . But it can also be a wonderful season in the garden . There are a plenty of plants that search their best in the wintertime month , and with the ground frozen solid , you may really savour them because there are n’t weeds to pull or vegetables to glean or aphids to remove . If your winter view of the garden is drab and ugly , consider adding a few of these plants to make the foresightful , cold months more gratifying .
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Ivy leaved cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium, Zones 4 – 8) is one of my all-time favorite plants, and mostly because those incredible leaves look terrific all winter long. Come spring, it goes completely dormant, with leaves dying back until the next fall, so it can share space with summer growing perennials with grace and ease.
Petra Williams sent in this picture of her weeping copper beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Puple Fountain’, Zones 4 – 7) which shows beautifully how some trees really are their best in the winter when their complex branching structure is visible and shows up bright and clear against a backdrop of snow.
Great bark is an asset all year, but the intricate patterns of lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana, zones 5 – 8) are perhaps best appreciated in the winter months.
Angelina sedum (Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’) is a pretty yellow-green in the summer, but it is in the cold months that it really looks its best. Cold temperatures cause the leaves to blush copper and red, lighting up a winter landscape.
Autumn joy sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’ zones 3 – 9) behind english lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, zones 5 – 8) growing here in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden make an elegant design of brown and silver that keeps looking good from fall to spring.
